Benoit Appointed to South Coast Air Quality Management District Governing Board

News Release

2010

Benoit Appointed to South Coast Air Quality Management District Governing Board

RIVERSIDE – The Riverside County Board of Supervisors today appointed Supervisor John J. Benoit
to the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s (SCAQMD) Governing Board.

The Governing Board’s 13 representatives draft regulations to control air pollution in Los
Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, which are home to 16.7 million people.

“I’m honored to be a part of SCAQMD’s Governing Board and committees,” Supervisor Benoit
said. “Improving air quality in the Inland Empire and the desert region, while being careful
to protect jobs from over-regulation, will be my focus.”

Supervisor Benoit replaces Supervisor Ashley, who served this past year after Supervisor Roy
Wilson’s death. Wilson served on the Governing Board of SCAQMD from 1987 to 2009.

“Supervisor Benoit has the requisite experience and qualities to serve effectively as a board
member for many years to come,” Board Chairman Marion Ashley said.

This appointment has been historically held by the Fourth District Supervisor to represent
Eastern Riverside County while Western Riverside County is represented by an elected city official,
currently Riverside Mayor Ron Loveridge.

Benoit will also serve on SCAQMD’s Mobile Source and Technology Committees. Former Palm
Desert Councilman Buford Crites will continue to serve as Riverside County’s alternate to
SCAQMD.